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The Nominations Are…
Record Of The Year
Say My Name, Destiny’s Child, The Writing’s On The Wall [Columbia Records]
I Try, Macy Gray, On How Life Is [Clean Slate/Epic Records]
Music, Madonna, Music [Maverick/Warner Bros. Records]
Bye Bye Bye, ‘N Sync, No Strings Attached [Jive Records]
Beautiful Day, U2, All That You Can’t Leave Behind [Interscope Records]
Album Of The Year
Midnite Vultures, Beck [DGC/Interscope Records]
The Marshall Mathers LP, Eminem [Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records]
Kid A, Radiohead [Capitol Records]
You’re The One, Paul Simon [Warner Bros. Records]
Two Against Nature, Steely Dan [Giant Records]
Song Of The Year
Beautiful Day, U2, All That You Can’t Leave Behind [Interscope Records]
Breathe, Stephanie Bentley & Holly Lamar, songwriters (Faith Hill), Breathe [Warner Bros. Records]
I Hope You Dance, Mark D. Sanders & Tia Sellers, songwriters (Lee Ann Womack), I Hope You Dance [Universal Records]
I Try, Macy Gray, Jinsoo Lim, Jeremy Ruzumna & David Wilder, songwriters (Macy Gray), On How Life Is [Clean Slate/Epic Records]
Say My Name, LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins, Beyoncé Knowles, LeToya Luckett, LaTavia Roberson & Kelendria Rowland, songwriters (Destiny’s Child), The Writing’s On The Wall [Columbia Records]
New Artist
Shelby Lynne
Brad Paisley
Papa Roach
Jill Scott
Sisqo
POP
Female Pop Vocal Performance
What A Girl Wants, Christina Aguilera, Christina Aguilera [RCA Label Group]
I Try, Macy Gray, On How Life Is [Clean Slate/Epic Records]
Music, Madonna, Music [Maverick/Warner Bros. Records]
Save Me, Aimee Mann, Magnolia – Music From The Motion Picture [Reprise Records]
Both Sides Now, Joni Mitchell, Both Sides Now [Reprise Records]
Oops!…I Did It Again, Britney Spears, Oops!…I Did It Again [Jive Records]
Male Pop Vocal Performance
You Sang To Me, Marc Anthony, Marc Anthony [Columbia Records]
Taking You Home, Don Henley, Inside Job [Warner Bros. Records]
She Bangs, Ricky Martin [Columbia Records]
6, 8, 12, Brian McKnight, Back At One [Motown Records]
She Walks This Earth (Soberana Rosa), Sting, : A Love Affair – The Music Of Ivan Lins (Various Artists) [Telarc Records]
Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely, Backstreet Boys, Millenium [Jive Records]
Pinch Me, Barenaked Ladies, Maroon [Reprise Records]
Breathless, The Corrs, In Blue [143/Lava/Atlantic Records]
Bye Bye Bye, ‘N Sync, No Strings Attached [Jive Records]
Cousin Dupree, Steely Dan, Two Against Nature [Giant Records]
Pop Collaboration With Vocals
Thank God I Found You, Mariah Carey Featuring Joe & 98°, Track from: Rainbow [Columbia Records]
The Difficult Kind, Sheryl Crow & Sarah McLachlan, Live From Central Park [A&M/Interscope Records]
All The Way, Celine Dion (& Frank Sinatra), All The Way…A Decade Of Song [Epic/550 Music]
Turn Your Lights Down Low, Lauryn Hill (& Bob Marley), The Best Man – Music From The Motion Picture (Various) [Sony Music Soundtrax]
Is You Is, Or Is You Ain’t (My Baby), B.B. King & Dr. John, Let The Good Times Roll [MCA Records]
Pop Instrumental Performance
Overture (Selmasongs), Björk; Vincent Mendoza, conductor, Selmasongs [Elektra Entertainment Group]
Rebel Heart, The Corrs, In Blue [143/Lava/Atlantic Records]
Zona Mona, Béla Fleck & The Flecktones, Outbound [Columbia Records]
Caravan, The Brian Setzer Orchestra, Vavoom! [Interscope Records]
Camaleao, Grover Washington, Jr., A Love Affair – The Music Of Ivan Lins (Various Artists) [Telarc Records]
Dance Recording
Who Let The Dogs Out, Baha Men, Who Let The Dogs Out [S-Curve Records]
Blue (Da Ba Dee), Eiffel 65, Europop [Republic/Universal Records]
Be With You, Enrique Iglesias, Enrique [Interscope Records]
Let’s Get Loud, Jennifer Lopez, On The 6 [Work]
Natural Blues, Moby, Play [V2 Records]
Pop Instrumental Album
Audio, Blue Man Group [Virgin Records America]
Faith – A Holiday Album, Kenny G [Arista Records]
Symphony No. 1, Joe Jackson [Sony Classical]
Pieces In A Modern Style, William Ørbit [Maverick Records]
Hymns – In The Garden, Kirk Whalum [Top Drawer Records]
Pop Vocal Album
Inside Job, Don Henley [Warner Bros. Records]
Music, Madonna [Maverick/Warner Bros. Records]
No Strings Attached, ‘N Sync [Jive Records]
Oops!…I Did It Again, Britney Spears [Jive Records]
Two Against Nature, Steely Dan [Giant Records]
Traditional Pop
Traditional Pop Vocal Album
As Time Goes By, Bryan Ferry [Virgin Records America]
It’s Like This, Rickie Lee Jones [Artemis Records]
Songs From The Last Century, George Michael [Virgin Records America]
Both Sides Now, Joni Mitchell [Reprise Records]
Timeless – Live In Concert, Barbra Streisand [Columbia Records]
Rock
Female Rock Vocal Performance
Paper Bag, Fiona Apple, When The Pawn [Clean Slate/Epic Records]
There Goes The Neighborhood, Sheryl Crow, Live From Central Park [A&M/Interscope Records]
Enough Of Me, Melissa Etheridge, Breakdown [Island/Def Jam Music Group]
So Pure, Alanis Morissette, Woodstock, 99 (Various Artists) [Hybrid/Epic Records]
Glitter In Their Eyes, Patti Smith, Gung Ho [Arista Records]
Male Rock Vocal Performance
Thursday’s Child, David Bowie, Hours… [Virgin Records America]
Things Have Changed, Bob Dylan, Wonder Boys – Music From The Motion Picture (Various Artists) [Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax]
Workin’ It, Don Henley, Inside Job [Warner Bros. Records]
Again, Lenny Kravitz, Greatest Hits [Virgin Records America]
Into The Void, Nine Inch Nails, The Fragile [Nothing/Interscope Records]
Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
It’s My Life, Bon Jovi, Crush [Island/Def Jam Music Group]
With Arms Wide Open, Creed, Human Clay [Wind-Up]
Learn To Fly, Foo Fighters, There Is Nothing Left To Lose [RCA Records]
Californication, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Californication [Warner Bros. Records]
Beautiful Day, U2, All That You Can’t Leave Behind [Interscope Records]
Hard Rock Performance
American Bad Ass, Kid Rock, The History Of Rock [Top Dog/Lava/Atlantic Records]
Take A Look Around (Theme From “M:I-2”), Limp Bizkit, Mission: Impossible 2 – Music From And Inspired By [Hollywood Records]
Grievance, Pearl Jam, Binaural [Epic Records]
Guerrilla Radio, Rage Against The Machine, The Battle Of Los Angeles [Epic Records]
Down, Stone Temple Pilots, No. 4 [Atlantic Records]
Metal Performance
Elite, Deftones, White Pony [Maverick Recording Company]
The Wicker Man, Iron Maiden, Brave New World [Portrait/Columbia Records]
Astonishing Panorama Of The Endtimes, Marilyn Manson, The Last Tour On Earth AND FROM MTV Celebrity Deathmatch (Various Artists) [Interscope Records]
Revolution Is My Name, Pantera, Reinventing The Steel [EastWest/EEG]
Wait And Bleed, Slipknot, Slipknot [Roadrunner Records]
Rock Instrumental Performance
Off The Hook, Peter Frampton, Live In Detroit [CMC International]
The Call Of The Ktulu, Metallica With Michael Kamen Conducting The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, S & M [Elektra Entertainment Group]
First Tube, Phish, Farmhouse [Elektra Entertainment Group]
Until We Say Goodbye, Joe Satriani, Engines Of Creation [Epic Records]
Electric Lullaby, Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band, Live On [Giant Records]
Rock Song
Again, Lenny Kravitz, songwriter (Lenny Kravitz) [Virgin Records America; Publisher: Miss Bessie Music]
Bent, Rob Thomas, songwriter (Matchbox Twenty), Mad Season [Melisma/Lava/Atlantic Records; Publisher: EMI Blackwood Music, Inc./Bidnis, Inc.]
Californication, Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis & Chad Smith, songwriters (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Californication [Warner Bros. Records; Publisher: Moebetoblame Music]
Kryptonite, Brad Arnold, Todd Harrell & Matt Roberts, songwriters (3 Doors Down), The Better Life [Republic/Universal Records; Publisher: Escatawpa Songs]
With Arms Wide Open, Scott Stapp & Mark Tremonti, songwriters (Creed), Human Clay [Wind-Up; Publisher: Tremonti/Stapp Music]
Rock Album
Crush, Bon Jovi [Island/Def Jam Music Group]
There Is Nothing Left To Lose, Foo Fighters [RCA/Roswell Records]
Mad Season, Matchbox Twenty [Melisma/Lava/Atlantic Records]
Return Of Saturn, No Doubt [Interscope/Trauma Records]
The Battle Of Los Angeles, Rage Against The Machine [Epic Records]
Alternative Music
Alternative Music Album
When The Pawn, Fiona Apple [Clean Slate/Epic Records]
Midnite Vultures, Beck [DGC/Interscope Records]
Bloodflowers, The Cure [Fiction/Elektra Entertainment Group]
Liverpool Sound Collage, Paul McCartney [Capitol Records]
Kid A, Radiohead [Capitol Records]
R&B
Female R&B Vocal Performance
Try Again, Aaliyah, Romeo Must Die – The Album (Various) [Blackground/Virgin Records America]
Bag Lady, Erykah Badu, Mama’s Gun [Motown Records]
He Wasn’t Man Enough, Toni Braxton, The Heat [LaFace Records]
As We Lay, Kelly Price, Mirror Mirror [Def Soul Records]
Gettin’ In The Way, Jill Scott, Who Is Jill Scott? Words And Sounds Vol.1 [Hidden Beach Recordings]
Male R&B Vocal Performance
Untitled (How Does It Feel), D’Angelo, Voodoo [Virgin Records America]
I Wanna Know, Joe, My Name Is Joe [Jive Records]
I Wish, R. Kelly, TP-2.COM [Jive Records]
Stay Or Let It Go, Brian McKnight, Back At One [Motown Records]
Thong Song, Sisqo, Unleash the Dragon [Def Soul Records]
R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
Pass You By, Boyz II Men, Nathan/Michael/Shawn/Wanya [Universal Records]
Say My Name, Destiny’s Child, The Writing’s On The Wall [Columbia Records]
911, Wyclef Jean Featuring Mary J. Blige, The Ecleftic – 2 Sides II A Book [Columbia Records]
Dance Tonight, Lucy Pearl, Lucy Pearl [Beyond Music/Pookie Records]
Coming Back Home, BeBe Winans Featuring Brian McKnight & Joe, Love & Freedom [Motown Records]
R&B Song
Bag Lady, Erykah Badu, songwriter (Erykah Badu), Mama’s Gun [Motown Records]
He Wasn’t Man Enough, LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins & Harvey Mason Jr., songwriters (Toni Braxton), The Heat [LaFace Records; Publishers: Rodney Jerkins Prod./EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Fred Jerkins Pub./Famous-Ensign Music Pub. Corp., LaShawn Daniels, Inc., EMI April Music Pub., First Avenue Music/BMG]
Say My Name, LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins, Beyoncé Knowles, LeToya Luckett, LaTavia Roberson & Kelendria Rowland, songwriters (Destiny’s Child), The Writing’s On The Wall [Columbia Records; Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music, Inc./Rodney Jerkins Prod., Ensign Music Corp./Fred Jerkins Pub., Beyoncé Pub., LeToya Music Pub., Kelendria Music Pub., LaTavia Music Pub.]
Thong Song, Mark Andrews, Tim Kelley & Bob Robinson, songwriters (Sisqo), Unleash The Dragon [Def Soul Records]
Untitled (How Does It Feel), D’Angelo & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (D’Angelo), Voodoo [Virgin Records America; Publishers: Universal-Polygram Int’l Pub. Inc., Ah-Choo Pub., First Echo Pub.]
R&B Album
Nathan/Michael/Shawn/Wanya, Boyz II Men [Universal Records]
The Heat, Toni Braxton [LaFace Records]
Voodoo, D’Angelo [Virgin Records America]
My Name Is Joe, Joe [Jive Records]
Who Is Jill Scott? Words & Sounds Vol. 1, Jill Scott [Hidden Beach Recordings]
Unleash The Dragon, Sisqo [Def Soul Records]
Traditional R&B Vocal Album
All The Man You Need, Will Downing [Motown Records]
Cool, George Duke [Warner Bros. Records]
That’s For Sure, Jeffrey Osborne [Private Music]
Gotta Get The Groove Back, Johnnie Taylor [Malaco Records]
Ear-Resistible, The Temptations [Motown Records]
Rap
Rap Solo Performance
The Light, Common, Like Water For Chocolate [MCA Records]
Party Up, DMX, …And Then There Was X [Def Jam Records]
The Real Slim Shady, Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP [Aftermath/Interscope Records]
Shake Ya Ass, Mystikal, Let’s Get Ready [Jive Records]
Country Grammar, Nelly, Country Grammar [Universal Records]
Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
Alive, Beastie Boys, Beastie Boys Anthology: The Sounds Of Science [Grand Royal Records]
Oooh., De La Soul Featuring Redman, Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump [Tommy Boy Music]
Forgot About Dre, Dr. Dre Featuring Eminem, Dr. Dre – 2001 [Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records]
The Next Episode, Dr. Dre Featuring Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre – 2001 [Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records]
Big Pimpin’, Jay-Z Featuring UGK, Vol. 3…Life And Times Of S. Carter [Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam Records]
Rap Album
…And Then There Was X, DMX [Def Jam Records]
Dr. Dre – 2001, Dr. Dre [Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records]
The Marshall Mathers LP, Eminem [Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records]
Vol. 3…Life And Times Of S. Carter, Jay-Z [Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam Records]
Country Grammar, Nelly [Universal Records]
Country
Female Country Vocal Performance
Breathe, Faith Hill, Breathe [Warner Bros. Records]
That’s The Way, Jo Dee Messina, Burn [Curb Records]
Travelin’ Prayer, Dolly Parton, The Grass Is Blue [Sugar Hill Records]
I Hope You Dance, Lee Ann Womack, I Hope You Dance [MCA Nashville]
Real Live Woman, Trisha Yearwood, Real Live Woman [MCA Nashville]
Male Country Vocal Performance
Solitary Man, Johnny Cash, American III – Solitary Man [American/Columbia Records]
Feels Like Love, Vince Gill, Let’s Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye [MCA Nashville]
One Voice, Billy Gilman, One Voice [Epic Records]
My Best Friend, Tim McGraw, A Place In The Sun [Curb Records]
A Thousand Miles From Nowhere, Dwight Yoakam, dwightyoakamacoustic.net [Reprise Records]
Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
Twentieth Century, Alabama, Twentieth Century [RCA Records]
Cherokee Maiden, Asleep At The Wheel, Ride With Bob [DreamWorks Records Nashville]
You’ll Always Be Loved By Me, Brooks & Dunn, Tight Rope [Arista Nashville]
Woody’s Roundup, Riders In The Sky, Toy Story 2 – Soundtrack [Walt Disney Records]
Jimmy’s Got A Girlfriend, The Wilkinsons, Here and Now [Giant Records]
Country Collaboration With Vocals
Strong Enough, Sheryl Crow & The Dixie Chicks, Live From Central Park [A&M Records]
When I Look Into Your Heart, Vince Gill & Amy Grant, Let’s Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye [MCA Nashville]
Let’s Make Love, Faith Hill & Tim McGraw, Breathe [Warner Bros. Records]
Walk Softly, Ricky Skaggs & The Dixie Chicks, Big Mon – The Songs Of Bill Monroe [Skaggs Family Records]
Murder On Music Row, George Strait & Alan Jackson, Latest Greatest Straitest Hits [MCA Nashville]
Country Instrumental Performance
Leaving Cottondale, Alison Brown With Béla Fleck, Fair Weather [Compass Records]
Ode To A Butterfly, Nickel Creek, Nickel Creek [Sugar Hill Records]
The Second Mouse, Tim O’Brien & Darrell Scott, Real Time [Howdy Skies Records]
Rollercoaster, Keith Urban, Keith Urban [Capitol Nashville]
Bloodlines, Steve Wariner & Ryan Wariner, Faith In You [Capitol Nashville]
Country Song
Breathe, Stephanie Bentley & Holly Lamar, songwriters (Faith Hill), Breathe [Warner Bros. Records; Publishers: Universal Songs Of Polygram Int’l Music, Hopechest Music]
Feels Like Love, Vince Gill, songwriter (Vince Gill), Let’s Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye [MCA Nashville; Publisher: Vinny Mae Music]
I Hope You Dance, Mark D. Sanders & Tia Sillers, songwriters (Lee Ann Womack), I Hope You Dance [MCA Nashville; Publishers: MCA Music Pub., Soda Creek Songs, Choice Is Tragic Music, Ensign Music Corp.]
One Voice, Don Cook & David Malloy, songwriters (Billy Gilman), One Voice [Epic Records; Publishers: Starstruck Angel Music Inc., Malloy’s Toys Music, Sony, Tree Pub. Co., Don Cook Music]
The Way You Love Me, Michael Delaney & Keith Follesé, songwriters (Faith Hill), Breathe [Warner Bros. Records; Publishers: Encore Ent., Scott And Soda Music, Fallazoo Crew Music, Airstream Dreams Music, Coyote House Music, Famous Music Corp.]
Country Album
Let’s Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye, Vince Gill [MCA Nashville]
Breathe, Faith Hill [Warner Bros. Records]
Under The Influence, Alan Jackson [Arista Nashville]
I Hope You Dance, Lee Ann Womack [MCA Nashville]
Real Live Woman, Trisha Yearwood [MCA Nashville]
Bluegrass Album
Fair Weather, Alison Brown [Compass Records]
Murder On Music Row, Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time [Shell Point/Echomusic]
Nickel Creek, Nickel Creek [Sugar Hill Records]
The Grass Is Blue, Dolly Parton [Sugar Hill Records]
Big Mon – The Songs Of Bill Monroe, Ricky Skaggs & Friends [Skaggs Family Records]
New Age
New Age Album
Whisper To The Wild Water, Máire Brennan [Word Records]
Highland Cathedral, Phil Coulter [RCA Victor/BMG Classics]
Thinking Of You, Kitaro [Domo Records]
East Of The Moon, David Lanz [Decca Records]
In A Distant Place, Nakai, Eaton, Clipman & Nawang [Canyon Records Productions]
Jazz
Contemporary Jazz Album
Outbound, Béla Fleck & The Flecktones [Columbia Records]
Yes, Please!, Fourplay [Warner Bros. Records]
Re:Animation Live!, Hagans/Belden [Blue Note Records]
A Brighter Day, Ronny Jordan [Blue Note Records]
Here’s The Deal, Liquid Soul [Shanachie Records]
Jazz Vocal Album
Live At Yoshi’s, Dee Dee Bridgewater [Verve Records]
Merry Go Round, Freddy Cole [Telarc Jazz]
Live in Chicago, Kurt Elling [Blue Note Records]
Soulcall, Nnenna Freelon [Concord Jazz]
In The Moment – Live In Concert, Dianne Reeves [Blue Note Records]
Jazz Instrumental Solo
Passion Dance, Kenny Barron, Spirit Song [Verve Records]
I Thought About You, Terence Blanchard, Wandering Moon [Sony Classical]
Outrance, Michael Brecker, Time Is Of The Essence [Verve Records]
I Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good, Keith Jarrett, The Melody At Night, With You [ECM]
(Go) Get It, Pat Metheny, Trio 99>00 [Warner Bros. Records]
Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
Spirit Song, Kenny Barron [Verve Records]
Time Is Of The Essence, Michael Brecker [Verve Records]
Prime Directive, Dave Holland Quintet [ECM]
Contemporary Jazz, Branford Marsalis [Columbia Records]
In & Out, Martial Solal & Johnny Griffin [Dreyfus Jazz]
Large Jazz Ensemble Album
The Buddy Collette Big Band In Concert – The Music Of William “Buddy” Collette, Buddy Collette Big Band [Bridge Records]
Nice Work, The Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra & Jim McNeely [Dacapo]
52nd Street Themes, Joe Lovano [Blue Note Records]
Culmination, Sam Rivers’ Rivbea All-Star Orchestra [RCA Victor/BMG Classics]
Allégresse, Maria Schneider Orchestra [Enja]
Latin Jazz Album
Libertango, Gary Burton [Concord Jazz]
Motherland, Danílo Perez [Verve Records]
Afro-Cuban Dream…Live & In Clave!!!, Bobby Sanabria Big Band [Arabesque Recordings]
Melaza, David Sánchez [Columbia Records]
Live At The Village Vanguard, Chucho Valdés [Blue Note Records]
Gospel
Rock Gospel Album
Lay It Down, Jennifer Knapp [Gotee Records]
Double Take, Petra [Word Records]
Third Verse, Smalltown Poets [Ardent/ForeFront Records]
Learning To Breathe, Switchfoot [re:think Records]
Offerings, Third Day [Essential Records]
Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
Joy, Avalon [Sparrow Records]
If I Left The Zoo, Jars of Clay [Essential Records]
Fearless, Crystal Lewis [Metro One Music]
This Is Your Time, Michael W. Smith [Reunion Records]
Crystal Clear, Jaci Velasquez [Word Records]
Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album
The Great Gospel Hit Parade: From Memphis To Nashville To Texas, James Blackwood, The Jordanaires & The Light Crust Doughboys [Art Greenhaw Records]
The Cathedrals A Farewell Celebration, The Cathedrals [Spring House Music]
Just Over In Heaven, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver [Sugar Hill Records]
Soldier Of The Cross, Ricky Skaggs And Kentucky Thunder [Skaggs Family Records]
Old Ways & Old Paths, Paul Williams And The Victory Trio [Rebel Records]
Traditional Soul Gospel Album
You Can Make It, Shirley Caesar [Myrrh Records]
It Was You, Mighty Clouds of Joy [CGI-Platinum]
Family & Friends Live From Detroit, Rev. James Moore [Malaco Records]
Devotion, Aaron Neville [EMI Gospel]
Ole Rickety Bridge, Dorothy Norwood [Malaco Records]
The Concert, The Williams Brothers [Blackberry Records]
Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
Purpose By Design, Fred Hammond & Radical For Christ [Verity Records]
Thankful, Mary Mary [Columbia/C2/Word Entertainment]
Family Affair, Hezekiah Walker & The Love Fellowship Crusade Choir [Verity Records]
Love & Freedom, BeBe Winans [Motown Records]
Alabaster Box, CeCe Winans [Wellspring Gospel]
Gospel Choir Or Chorus Album
Get Your Praise On, New Direction; Jeral V. Gray, Sr. & Percy E. Gray, Jr., Choir Directors [Myrrh Records]
Higher, Youth For Christ; Rev. Milton Biggham & Troy L. Sneed, Sr., Choir Directors [Savoy Records]
Live – God Is Working, Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir; Carol Cymbala, Choir Director [M2.0 Music]
Send Up The Praise, University of Mississippi Gospel Choir; Ron Briggs, Jason Clark & Dee Thomas, Choir Directors [Malaco Records]
Tri-city4.com, The Tri-City Singers; Donald Lawrence, Choir Director [EMI Gospel]
Latin
Latin Pop Album
Mi Reflejo, Christina Aguilera [RCA Records]
Oscar De La Hoya, Oscar De La Hoya [EMI Latin]
Vivo, Luis Miguel [WEA Latina]
El Alma Al Aire, Alejandro Sanz [WEA Latina]
Shakira – MTV Unplugged, Shakira [Sony Discos]
Latin Rock/Alternative Album
La Extraordinaria Paradoja Del Sonido Quijano, Café Quijano [WEA Latina]
No Podemos Volar, El Tri [WEA-Rock]
Uno, La Ley [WEA Intl.]
Arepa 3000, Los Amigos Invisibles [Luaka Bop]
Abre, Fito Paez [WEA Latina]
Traditional Tropical Latin Album
Rhythms For A New Millennium, Alex Acuña Y Su Acuarela De Tambores [Tonga Productions]
Cuba Linda, Cachao [EMI Latin]
Alma Caribeña, Gloria Estefan [Epic Records]
Tribute To The Cuarteto Patria, Eliades Ochoa [Higher Octave Music]
Buena Vista Social Club Presents: Omara Portuondo, Omara Portuondo [Nonesuch Records]
Salsa Album
Celia Cruz And Friends: A Night Of Salsa, Celia Cruz [RMM Records & Video Corp]
Evolución, Luis Enrique [WEA Latina Records]
Masterpiece/Obra Maestra, Tito Puente & Eddie Palmieri [RMM Records & Video Corp]
Son By Four, Son By Four [Sony Discos]
Hablando Del Amor, Tony Vega [RMM Records]
Merengue Album
El Padrino, Fulanito [Cutting Records]
Voy A Enamorarte, Gisselle [BMG U.S. Latin]
Masters Of The Stage, Grupo Manía [Sony Discos]
Live, Ilegales [BMG U.S. Latin]
Olga Viva, Viva Olga, Olga Tañón [WEA Latina]
Mexican/Mexican-American Album
Por Una Mujer Bonita, Pepe Aguilar [Discos Musart/Balboa Records]
Quémame Los Ojos, Ramón Ayala Y Sus Bravos Del Norte [Freddie Records]
Lobo Herido, Vicente Fernández [Sony Discos]
Atrapando Tu Corazon, Grupo Atrapado [Freddie Records]
Décimo Aniversario, Los Terribles Del Norte [Freddie Records]
Tejano Album
Quien Iva A Pensar, Jimmy Gonzalez Y El Grupo Mazz [Freddie Records]
Siempre Cuenta Conmigo, Leonardo Gonzales Y Los Magnificos [Freddie Records]
En Vivo…Puro Party Live II, Jaime Y Los Chamacos [Freddie Records]
¿Qué Es Música Tejana?, The Legends [Freddie Records]
Hasta La Cima Del Cielo, Solido [Freddie Records]
Blues
Traditional Blues Album
Superharps, James Cotton, Billy Branch, Charlie Musselwhite & Sugar Ray Norcia [Telarc Blues]
Riding With The King, B.B. King & Eric Clapton [Reprise Records]
Let The Good Times Roll, B.B. King [MCA Records]
Delta Crossroads, Robert Lockwood, Jr. [Telarc Blues]
Milk Cow Blues, Willie Nelson [Island/Def Jam Music Group]
Contemporary Blues Album
Wicked, Shemekia Copeland [Alligator Records]
Shoutin’ In Key, Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Band [Hannibal Records]
Shake Hands With Shorty, North Mississippi Allstars [Tone-Cool Records]
Hoochie Man, Bobby Rush [Malaco/Waldoxy]
Royal Blue, Koko Taylor [Alligator Records]
Folk
Traditional Folk Album
Public Domain – Songs From The Wild Land, Dave Alvin [HighTone]
Far Away, Down On A Georgia Farm, Norman Blake [Shanachie Records]
Live At The Royal Albert Hall, Ladysmith Black Mambazo [Shanachie Records]
My Roots Are Showing, Natalie MacMaster [Rounder Records]
Cajun Blood, Jo-El Sonnier [Musique de Jo-El]
Contemporary Folk Album
Mermaid Avenue Vol. II, Billy Bragg & Wilco [Elektra Entertainment Group]
American III: Solitary Man, Johnny Cash [American/Columbia Records]
Transcendental Blues, Steve Earle [Artemis Records]
Red Dirt Girl, Emmylou Harris [Nonesuch Records]
Crossing Muddy Waters, John Hiatt [Vanguard Records]
Native American Music Album
Tribute To The Elders, Black Lodge Singers [Canyon Records Productions]
Cheyenne Nation, Joseph Fire Crow [Makoche Recording Co.]
Veterans Songs, Lakota Thunder [Makoche Recording Co.]
Peacemaker’s Journey, Joanne Shenandoah [Silver Wave Records]
Gathering Of Nations Pow Wow, Various Artists [Soar]
Reggae
Reggae Album
Life Is A Miracle, Pato Banton [Surfdog Records]
Art And Life, Beenie Man [Virgin Records America]
Let Me Be The One, Dennis Brown [V.P. Records]
Private & Confidential, Gregory Isaacs [V.P. Records]
Equality, Wailing Souls [Musicblitz Records]
World Music
World Music Album
Water From The Well, The Chieftains [RCA Victor/BMG Classics]
João Voz E Violão, João Gilberto [Verve Records]
Homeland, Miriam Makeba [Putumayo Artists/Putumayo World Music]
Joko (The Link), Youssou N’Dour [Nonesuch Records]
Journey With The Sun, Paul Winter & The Earth Band [Living Music]
Polka
Polka Album
Another Day At The Office, Eddie Blazonczyk’s Versatones [Bel-Aire Records]
Mi Lenny Um, Lenny Gomulka & Chicago Push [Push Records]
SqueezeBox, LynnMarie [Squeeze Records]
Let’s Dance!, Walter Ostanek [S.D.E. Sunshine]
Touched By A Polka, Jimmy Sturr [Rounder Records]
Children’s
Musical Album For Children
More Songs From Pooh Corner, Kenny Loggins [Sony Wonder]
Pillow Full Of Wishes, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer [Rounder Kids Records]
Still The Same Me, Sweet Honey In The Rock [Rounder Kids Records]
This Pretty Planet, Tom Chapin [Sony Wonder]
Woody’s Roundup Featuring Riders In The Sky, Riders In The Sky [Walt Disney Records]
Spoken Word Album for Children
The Christmas Miracle Of Jonathan Toomey (Susan Wojciechowski), James Earl Jones [Candlewick Press]
Dinosongs: Poems To Celebrate A T. Rex Named Sue (K. M. Crotty), Susan Sarandon [Scholastic]
Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire (J. K. Rowling), Jim Dale [Listening Library]
The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain), Paul Newman [Simon & Schuster Audio]
The Polar Express (Chris Van Allsburg), Liam Neeson [Houghton Mifflin Company]
Spoken Word
Spoken Word Album
The Complete Shakespeare Sonnets, Various Artists (Including Kathleen Turner, Patrick Stewart, Al Pacino & Others) [Airplay]
Married To Laughter – A Love Story Featuring Anne Meara (Jerry Stiller), Jerry Stiller [BDD Audio]
The Measure Of A Man (Sidney Poitier), Sidney Poitier [Harper Audio]
On The Road – Unabridged (Jack Kerouac), Matt Dillon [Caedmon]
Shopgirl (Steve Martin), Steve Martin [Simon & Schuster Audio]
Spoken Comedy Album
Big Funny, Jeff Foxworthy [DreamWorks Nashville]
Braindroppings, George Carlin [HighBridge Audio]
I Rant, Therefore I Am, Dennis Miller [BDD Audio]
The Original Kings Of Comedy, Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, Cedric The Entertainer & Bernie Mac [Universal Records]
The Prisoner Of Second Avenue, Richard Dreyfuss & Marsha Mason [L.A. Theatre Works]
Musical Show
Musical Show Album
Elton John And Tim Rice’s Aida, Guy Babylon, Paul Bogaev, Frank Filipetti & Chris Montan, producers; Tim Rice, lyricist; Elton John, composer (Original Broadway Cast) [Buena Vista Records]
Kiss Me, Kate, Hugh Fordin, Paul Gemignani & Don Sebesky, producers; (Cole Porter, lyricist & composer) (Brian Stokes Mitchell & Marin Mazzie With New Broadway Cast) [DRG Records, Inc.]
Meredith Willson’s The Music Man, Hugh Fordin, producer; (Meredith Willson, lyricist & composer) (New Broadway Cast) [Q Records]
Swing!, Steven Epstein, producer; (Various lyricists & composers) (Original Cast Recording) [Sony Classical]
The Wild Party, Phil Ramone, producer; Michael John LaChiusa, lyricist & composer (Original Cast With Toni Collette, Mandy Patinkin & Eartha Kitt) [Decca Broadway]
Film/TV/Visual Media
Compilation Soundtrack Album For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
Almost Famous, Various Artists [DreamWorks Records]
Fantasia/2000, James Levine Conducting The Chicago Symphony Orchestra [Walt Disney Records]
High Fidelity, Various Artists [Hollywood Records]
Magnolia, Aimee Mann [Reprise Records]
The Sopranos, Various Artists [Sony Music Soundtrax/Columbia Records]
Score Soundtrack Album For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
American Beauty, Thomas Newman, composer [DreamWorks Records]
The Cider House Rules, Rachel Portman, composer [Sony Classical]
Gladiator, Lisa Gerrard & Hans Zimmer, composers [Decca Records]
Magnolia, Jon Brion, composer [Reprise Records]
Toy Story 2, Randy Newman, composer [Walt Disney Records]
Song Written For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
The Great Beyond (From Man On The Moon), Peter Buck, Mike Mills & Michael Stipe, songwriters (R.E.M.) [Warner Bros. Records; Publisher: Temporary Music]
Independent Women Part I (From Charlie’s Angels), Samuel Barnes, Beyoncé Knowles, Jean Claude Olivier & Corey Rooney, songwriters (Destiny’s Child) [Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax; Publishers: Enot Pub./Sony ATV Tunes LLC, Sony ATV/Cori Tiffani Pub., Beyoncé Pub.]
Save Me (From Magnolia), Aimee Mann, songwriter (Aimee Mann) [Reprise Records; Publisher: Aimee Mann]
Things Have Changed (From Wonder Boys), Bob Dylan, songwriter (Bob Dylan) [Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax; Publisher: Special Rider Music]
When She Loved Me (From Toy Story 2), Randy Newman, songwriter (Sarah McLachlan) [Walt Disney Records; Publisher: Walt Disney Music Co.]
Composing/Arranging
Instrumental Composition
The Egg Travels, James Newton Howard, composer (James Newton Howard), Dinosaur – Soundtrack [Walt Disney Records; Publisher: Walt Disney Music]
Round Robin, Paul McCandless, composer (Oregon With The Moscow Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra), Oregon In Moscow [Intuition Music; Publisher: Bocal Music]
Sing, Sang, Sung, Gordon Goodwin, composer (Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band), Swingin’ For The Fences [Silverline; Publisher: Wingood Music]
The Templars, Ralph Towner, composer (Oregon With The Moscow Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra), Oregon In Moscow [Intuition Music; Publisher: Distant Hills Music]
Theme From Angela’s Ashes, John Williams, composer (John Williams), Angela’s Ashes – Music From The Motion Picture [Sony Classical/Sony Music Soundtrax; Publisher: Ensign Music Corp. & Songs Of Universal Inc.]
Instrumental Arrangement
Bach 2 Part Invention In D Minor, Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band), Swingin’ For The Fences [Silverline]
Nice Work If You Can Get It, Jim McNeely, arranger (The Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra & Jim McNeely), Nice Work [Dacapo]
Round Robin, Paul McCandless, arranger (Oregon With The Moscow Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra), Oregon In Moscow [Intuition Music]
Spain For Sextet & Orchestra, Chick Corea, arranger (Chick Corea), Corea. Concerto [Sony Classical]
The Summer Knows/Estate, Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Ettore Stratta & His Orchestra), As Time Goes By (Great Love Songs Of The Century) [Teldec]
Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying A Vocalist(s)
Both Sides Now, Vince Mendoza, arranger (Joni Mitchell), Both Sides Now [Reprise]
Button Up Your Overcoat, Nnenna Freelon, arranger (Nnenna Freelon), Soulcall [Concord Jazz]
A Case Of You, Vince Mendoza, arranger (Joni Mitchell), Both Sides Now [Reprise]
Dream, Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Ettore Stratta & His Orchestra), As Time Goes By (Great Love Songs Of The Century) [Teldec]
I’ve Seen It All, Björk, Vince Mendoza & Guy Sigsworth, arrangers (Björk Featuring Thom Yorke), Selmasongs [Elektra Entertainment Group]
Package
Recording Package
The Concert For García Lorca, Dan Ibe, art director (Ben Sidran) [GoJazz Records]
Machina/The Machines Of God, Billy Corgan, Gregory Sylvester, Thomas Wolfe & Yelena Yemchuk, art directors (The Smashing Pumpkins) [Virgin Records America]
Music, Kevin Reagan, art director (Madonna) [Maverick/Warner Bros. Records]
The Shaming Of The True, Hugh Brown & John Seabury, art directors (Kevin Gilbert) [KMG Records]
Zenith, Rachel Gutek & Jonathan Lea, art directors (The Jigsaw Seen) [Vibro-Phonic Recordings]
Boxed Recording Package
The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961, Frank Harkins & Arnold Levine, art directors (Miles Davis & John Coltrane) [Columbia/Legacy Recordings]
The Complete Hot Five And Hot Seven Recordings, Ian Cuttler, art director (Louis Armstrong) [Columbia/Legacy Recordings]
The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions On Verve, Hollis King, art director (Lester Young) [Verve Records]
Hampton Comes Alive, Jared Eberhardt, Michael Jager & Todd Wender, art directors (Phish) [Elektra Entertainment Group]
Respect: A Century Of Women In Music, Rachel Gutek, art director (Various Artists) [Rhino Records]
Album Notes
Album Notes
The Best of Broadside 1962-1988: Anthems Of The American Underground From The Pages Of Broadside Magazine, Jeff Place, album notes writer (Various Artists) [Smithsonian Folkways Recordings]
The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961, Bob Blumenthal, album notes writer (Miles Davis & John Coltrane) [Columbia/Legacy Recordings]
The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions On Verve, John Chilton, album notes writer (Lester Young) [Verve Records]
Hotcakes & Outtakes: 30 Years Of Little Feat, Bud Scoppa, album notes writer (Little Feat) [Warner Archives/Rhino Records]
The Remains Of Tom Lehrer, Dr. Demento, album notes writer (Tom Lehrer) [Warner Archives/Rhino Records]
Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis Jr. Story, Gerald Early, album notes writer (Sammy Davis Jr.) [Warner Archives/Rhino Records]
Historical
Historical Album
The Best of Broadside 1962-1988: Anthems Of The American Underground From The Pages Of Broadside Magazine, Ronald D. Cohen & Jeff Place, compilation producers; Pete Reiniger, mastering engineer (Various Artists) [Smithsonian Folkways Recordings]
The Complete Hot Five And Hot Seven Recordings, Steve Berkowitz, Seth Rothstein & Phil Schaap, compilation producers; Michael Brooks, Seth Foster, Ken Robertson, Tom “Curly” Ruff, Phil Schaap & Mark Wilder, mastering engineers (Louis Armstrong) [Columbia/Legacy Recordings]
Great Moments Of The 20th Century, Michael Wesley Johnson, David McLees & Gordon Skene, compilation producers; Bob Fisher, mastering engineer (Various Artists) [Rhino Records]
Respect: A Century Of Women In Music, Julie D’Angelo & Holly George-Warren, compilation producers; Dan Hersch & Bill Inglot, mastering engineers (Various Artists) [Rhino Records]
The Rubinstein Collection, Nathaniel S. Johnson, compilation producer; Hsi-Ling Chang, Marian M. Conaty, Michael O. Drexler, Thomas MacCluskey, Ward Marston, James Nichols, Francis X. Pierce, Jon M. Samuels & Michael Sobol, mastering engineers (Arthur Rubinstein) [RCA Red Seal/BMG Classics]
Production
Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Absolute Benson, Steve Barkan, Jon Fausty, Al Schmitt & Bill Schnee, engineers (George Benson) [GRP]
Here’s To You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years!, Clark Germain & Bill Schnee, engineers (David Benoit) [GRP]
Kid A, Nigel Godrich, engineer (Radiohead) [Capitol Records]
Oregon In Moscow, Rich Breen, engineer (Oregon With The Moscow Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra) [Intuition Music]
Two Against Nature, Phil Burnett, Roger Nichols, Dave Russell & Elliot Scheiner, engineers (Steely Dan) [Giant Records]
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Bill Bottrell
Dr. Dre
Nigel Godrich
Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis
Matt Serletic
Remixer of the Year, Non-Classical
Deep Dish
Hex Hector
Maurice Joshua
Peter Rauhofer (Club 69)
Richard Humpty Vission
Engineered Album, Classical
Bach: Mass in B Minor, Jack Renner, engineer (Martin Pearlman) [Telarc]
Bolero! (Works Of Kabalevsky, Deems Taylor, Liszt, Etc.), Keith O. Johnson, engineer (Eiji Oue) [Reference Recordings]
Dvorák: Requiem, Op. 89; Sym. No. 9, Op. 95 “From the New World”, John Eargle, engineer (Zdenek Macal) [Delos International]
Gluck: Iphigénie en Tauride, Jack Renner, engineer (Martin Pearlman) [Telarc]
Mahler: Sym. No. 1 “Titan” (w/orig. “Blumine” mvmt.), Michael Bishop, engineer (Yoel Levi) [Telarc]
Producer Of The Year, Classical
Manfred Eicher
Steven Epstein
John Fraser
Thomas Frost
James Mallinson
Classical
Classical Album
Bach: Goldberg Variations, Murray Perahia, piano; Andreas Neubronner, producer [Sony Classical]
Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28; Son. No. 2, Op. 35; Polonaise, Op. 53, Evgeny Kissin, piano; Jay David Saks, producer [RCA Victor Red Seal]
Haydn: Piano Cons. Nos. 3, 4 & 11, Leif Ove Andsnes, piano/conductor; Tony Harrison, producer (Norgewian Chamber Orch.) [EMI Classics]
Mahler: Sym. No. 10, Sir Simon Rattle; Stephen Johns, producer (Berliner Phil.) [EMI Classics]
Shostakovich: The String Quartets, Emerson String Quartet; Da-Hong Seetoo & Max Wilcox, producers [Deutsche Grammophon]
Orchestral Performance
Beethoven: The Symphonies, Daniel Barenboim (Berliner Staatskapelle) [Teldec Classics International]
Brahms: Serenades Nos. 1 & 2, Sir Charles Mackerras (Scottish Chamber Orch.) [Telarc]
Mahler: Sym. No. 10, Sir Simon Rattle (Berliner Phil.) [EMI Classics]
Sibelius: En Saga, Op. 9; Lemminkäinen Legends, Op. 22, Mikko Franck (Swedish Radio Sym. Orch.) [Ondine Records]
Tchaikovsky: Sym. No. 6 “Pathétique”; Romeo And Juliet, Etc., Valery Gergiev (Kirov Orch.) [Philips]
Opera Recording
Berg: Wozzeck, Ingo Metzmacher; Angela Denoke; Bo Skovhus; John Fraser, producer (Various Artists; Phil. Staatsorch., Hamburg) [EMI Classics]
Britten: Billy Budd, Richard Hickox; Simon Keenlyside; Philip Langridge; John Tomlinson; Brian Couzens, producer (London Sym. Orch.) [Chandos]
Busoni: Doktor Faust, Kent Nagano; Kim Begley; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; Dietrich Henschel; Markus Hollop; Eva Jenis; Torsten Kerl; Martin Sauer, producer (Orch. de l’Opéra National de Lyon) [Erato]
Prokofiev: Semyon Kotko, Valery Gergiev; Lyudmila Filatova; Viktor Lutsiuk; Olga Savova; Stan Taal, producer (Various; Kirov Orch.) [Philips]
Rameau: Dardanus, Marc Minkowski; John Mark Ainsley; Véronique Gens; Laurent Naouri; Michel Gache & Arend Prohmann, producers (Les Musiciens du Louvre) [Archiv Produktion]
Choral Performance
Bach: Christmas Oratorio, Helmuth Rilling (Gächinger Kantorei; Bach-Collegium, Stuttgart) [Hänssler Classic]
Bach: Easter Cantatas BWV 6 & 66, John Eliot Gardiner (The Monteverdi Cho.; The English Baroque Soloists) [Archiv Produktion]
Bach: Mass In B Minor, Martin Pearlman (Boston Baroque) [Telarc]
Bach: St. Matthew Passion, Philippe Herreweghe; Michaël Ghljs, chorus master (Collegium Vocale Gent; Schola Cantorum Cantate Domino) [Harmonia Mundi]
Penderecki: Credo, Helmuth Rilling (Oregon Bach Festival Cho.; Oregon Bach Festival Orch.) [Hänssler Classic]
Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)
Busoni: Piano Con., Op. XXXIX, Marc-André Hamelin, piano; Mark Elder, conductor (The City of Birmingham Sym. Orch.) [Hyperion]
Carter: Clarinet Concerto, Michael Collins, clarinet; Oliver Knussen, conductor (London Sinfonietta), Carter: Clarinet Concerto; Symphonia [Deutsche Grammophon]
Haydn: Piano Cons. Nos. 3, 4 & 11, Leif Ove Andsnes, piano/conductor (Norwegian Chamber Orch.) [EMI Classics]
Maw: Violin Concerto, Joshua Bell, violin; Sir Roger Norrington, conductor (London Phil. Orch.) [Sony Classical]
Rachmaninoff: Con. No. 3 In D Min., Op. 30, Arcadi Volodos, piano; James Levine, conductor (Berlin Phil. Orch.), Rachmaninoff: Piano Con. No. 3; Serenade In B-Flat Min.; Romance In F Min., Etc. [Sony Classical]
Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)
Bach: Goldberg Variations, Murray Perahia, piano [Sony Classical]
Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28; Son. No. 2, Op. 35; Polonaise, Op. 53, Evgeny Kissin, piano [RCA Victor Red Seal]
Dreams Of A World (Works Of Lauro, Ruiz-Pipo, Duarte, Etc.), Sharon Isbin, guitar [Teldec Classics International]
Godowsky: The Complete Studies on Chopin’s Etudes, Marc-André Hamelin, piano [Hyperion]
Messiaen: Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant – Jésus (I – X), Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano [Teldec Classics International]
Chamber Music Performance
Beethoven/Franck: Violin Sonatas, Itzhak Perlman, violin; Martha Argerich, piano [EMI Classics]
Debussy: The Complete Chamber Music, Mbrs. of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center [Delos International]
Duos For Violin & Cello (Works Of Ravel, Handel, Halversen, Etc.), Lynn Harrell, cello; Kennedy, violin [EMI Classics]
Haydn: String Quartets Op. 76 (Nos. 1 – 6), Quatuor Mosaïques [Astrée Naïve]
Shostakovich: The String Quartets, Emerson String Quartet [Deutsche Grammophon]
Small Ensemble Performance (with or without Conductor)
Diáspora Sefardí (Por que llorax blanca niña; Las Estrellas de los cielos), Montserrat Figueras, canto; Hesperion XXI; Jordi Savall, conductor [Alia Vox]
Hindemith: Kammermusik Nr. 2, 3, 6 & 7, Mbrs. of Berliner Phil.; Claudio Abbado, conductor (Wolfram Christ, viola d’amore; Georg Faust, violoncello; Wayne Marshall, orgel; Lars Vogt, klavier) [EMI Classics]
Shadow Dances (Stravinsky Miniatures – Tango; Suite No. 1; Octet, Etc.), Orpheus Chamber Orch. [Deutsche Grammophon]
South American Getaway (Works Of Villa-Lobos, Piazzolla, Salgan, Etc.), Juliane Banse, soprano; The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Phil. [EMI Classics]
Telemann: String Concertos (Con. Polonais In G Maj.; Divertimento In B Flat Maj., Etc.), Musica Antiqua Köln; Reinhard Goebel, conductor [Archiv Produktion]
Classical Vocal Performance
Bach: Cantatas BWV 82, 158 & 56, Matthias Goerne, baritone (Salzburger Bachchor; Sir Roger Norrington; Camerata Academica Salzburg) [Decca Records]
Brahms/Liszt: Lieder (Brahms: Lieder und Gesänge, Etc./Liszt: Tre sonetti di Petrarca, Etc.), Thomas Quasthoff, baritone (Justus Zeyen, piano) [Deutsche Grammophon]
Folksongs (Works Of Dvorák, Grainger, Larsson, Etc.), Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo soprano (Bengt Forsberg, piano) [Deutsche Grammophon]
Handel: Opera Arias & Cantatas (V’adoro pupille; Lascia ch’io pianga; Tra le fiamme, Etc.), María Bayo, soprano (Skip Sempé; Capriccio Stravagante) [Naïve Astrée]
The Vivaldi Album (Dell’aura al sussurrar; Alma oppressa, Etc.), Cecilia Bartoli, mezzo soprano (Arnold Schoenberg Chor; Giovanni Antonini; Il Giardino Armonico) [Decca Records]
Classical Contemporary Composition
Crumb: Star-Child, George Crumb, composer (Joseph Alessi, trombone; Susan Narucki, soprano; Various Artists; Warsaw Phil. Cho.; Thomas Conlin; The Warsaw Phil. Orch.), George Crumb: 70th Birthday Album, Star-Child [Bridge Records]
Goebbels: Surrogate Cities (Suite For Sampler & Orch.; The Horation-Three Songs, Etc., Heiner Goebbels, composer (Various Artists; Peter Rundel; Junge Deutsche Phil.) [ECM New Series]
Maw: Violin Concerto, Nicholas Maw, composer (Joshua Bell, violin; Sir Roger Norrington; London Phil. Orch.) [Sony Classical]
Rorem: Evidence Of Things Not Seen, Ned Rorem, composer (The New York Festival of Song) [New World Records]
Shchedrin: Concerto Cantabile, Rodion Shchedrin, composer (Maxim Vengerov, violin; Mstislav Rostropovich; London Sym. Orch.), Shchedrin/ Stravinsky/Tchaikovsky (Shchedrin: Concerto Cantabile/Stravinsky: Violin Concerto, Etc.) [EMI Classics]
Classical Crossover Album
Appalachian Journey (1B; Misty Moonlight Waltz; Indecision, Etc.), Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Edgar Meyer. double bass; Mark O’Connor, violin (Alison Krauss, fiddle & vocals; James Taylor, vocals) [Sony Classical]
Circle Of Life (Kiss From A Rose; Kokomo; It Had To Be You, Etc.), The King’s Singers (Carl Davis; Metropole Orkest) [RCA Victor]
Corea.Concerto (‘Spain’ For Sextet & Orch.; Piano Con. No. 1), Chick Corea, piano/conductor (Various Artists; Steven Mercurio; London Phil. Orch. ) [Sony Classical]
Two Worlds (Works Of Bach, Villa-Lobos, Torroba, Etc.), Dave Grusin, piano; Lee Ritenour, guitar; Gil Shaham, violin (Renée Fleming, soprano; Various Artists; Julian Lloyd Webber, cello) [Decca Records]
We’ll Keep A Welcome – The Welsh Album (Land of My Fathers; David of the White Rock; Men of Harlech, Etc.), Bryn Terfel, bass-baritone (Bryan Davies, piano/organ; The Black Mountain Cho.; Risca Male Cho.; Gareth Jones; The Orch. of Welsh National Opera) [Deutsche Grammophon]
Music Video
Short Form Music Video
Fire, Busta Rhymes, Busta Rhymes & Hype Williams, video directors; Rubin Mendoza, video producer [Elektra Entertainment Group]
Learn To Fly, Foo Fighters, Jesse Peretz, video director; Tina Nakane, video producer [RCA/Roswell]
What Do You Say, Reba McEntire, Robert Deaton & George Flanigen, video directors; Robert Deaton, George Flanigen & Steve Lamar, video producers [MCA Nashville]
Broken Home, Papa Roach, Marcos Siega, video director; Shirley Moyers, video producer [DreamWorks Records]
Will 2K, Will Smith, Robert Caruso, video director; Jack Hardwicke & Paul Hill, video producers [Columbia Records]
Long Form Music Video
Endless Harmony – The Beach Boys Story, A Documentary, The Beach Boys, Alan Boyd, video director; Stephanie Bennett, video producer [Brother/Capitol Records]
American Masters: Ella Fitzgerald – Something To Live For, Ella Fitzgerald, Charlotte Zwerin, video director; Karen Bernstein & Tamar Hacker, video producers [American Masters/Winstar Home Video]
Gimme Some Truth – The Making Of John Lennon’s Imagine Album, John Lennon, Andrew Solt, video director & video producer [Capitol Records]
Teatro, Willie Nelson, Wim Wenders, video director; Deepak Nayar, video producer [Island/Def Jam Music Group]
The Art Of Piano: Great Pianists Of The 20th Century Various Artists, Donald Sturrock, video director; Pierre-Olivier Bardet & Stephen Wright, video producers [NVC Arts]
